I've started a streetwear brand with a friend of mine, we're

instagram is super important

ask /biz/

streetwear is not fashion and this thread is off-topic

>>11783772
Yep, already active on there. Almost at 100 followers.

I know it's not much, but starting from legit nothing. Not interested in buying followers etc.

>>11783761
aihgt ill bite whats the name and where can i buy it

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>>11783761
shark tank

>>11783781
>Streewear isn't fashion
wat

>>11783761
who's the model? and how do I get eyebrows like that

>>11783783
buying followers is also important. that's how every brand is doing it now. if people see a brand that only has 100 followers they will automatically dismiss it. but if it's 1000+ they will follow like sheep. it's so easy. but if stay with your way and keep it legit. send some clothes out to some IG famous people and they'll hopefully give you a shoutout.

>>11783919
Luca Fersko

and wax them

>>11783761
>doesn't post name or instagram
:^)??

Send me some stickers. I'll put them around my edgy town, you'll get some sales

Throw a link. I'm curious. I want to buy some lower end stuff for summer

>>11784086
I'm down for this. I'm close to DT Chicago. Lots of places for stickers there

>>11784089
I'm from Australia

In terms of business keep your overheads low. Focus on expanding your business. I.e. Make more sales

There is a few ways to achieve this, through advertising (in creative ways perhaps) business deals, or having genuine decent clothing

Chase the dream my friend

>>11783761
shill carefully on /r/streetwear as the next big thing and open up a small store online that releases 20 units at a time

the stupid teenagers will eat it up and you'll get orders from their mom's legit credit card

post ig op

>>11784111
OP here.
I'm from Aus too, what part you from?

>>11784129
Wollongong. Where are you from?

>>11784132
Ah lol, from Sydney but study in Canberra. Have mates that go to Uni of Wool

>>11784132
>>11784129
I reckon I could give you some decent advice mate, even if you have plans for a higher end product you have to still start in the realms of affordability and cater to the biggest consumer to build your reputation a bit, the biggest consumer will differ from place to place

>>11784138
Hit me up with your email or make a temp one and ill send a skype add through

>>11784135
Yeah, not a bad place Wollongong, besides the lack of jobs and rampant drug use

You might be better off strictly focusing on online if you are spending most of your time on Canberra

I'm assuming you've got most of your business relations and warehousing (probably your garage) sorted out. You're probably after some opinions related to marketing I'm guessing

>>11784144
aaron neary [email protected]

No caps no spaces. Some of your friends probably know me

>>11784145
Yeah, got an online store set up. Yeah, pretty much everythign is sorted. Just need to work on better marketing

>>11784152
Emailed

>>11783761
lmao starting a brand without any formal knowledge about marketing is a joke, and you will fail

>>11784166
Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. Really helpful to the post :)

>>11784156
Ive seen a lot of people have succes with social media marketing. But I'll be the first person to admit I'm not the greatest in that area, but you should be resourceful and try and get the advice of someone who is during the course of your development

I'm pretty familiar with the cost of clothing and what margins can be made on them. Don't be scared if you sink a bit of money in it, clothes can be liquidated pretty easy

Stocking some other brands that aren't your own when (hopefully) you expand might be a good idea as well, I've seen a Wollongong local store have success doing this

post your stock pls

>>11784086
Me too
I'll throw that shit all around Soho

link to your site? brand name?

Post your fucking site mate. Maybe get few sales or tips, who knows.

>I've started a streetwear brand with a friend of mine

sage

>>11784135
I'm in Canberra too. Send a link to your shit and maybe I can get some buzz happening for you

>>11783881
it's tacky and literally the worst

>>11784833
Most of this board is streetwear. techwear is streetwear, most of the cop or not js streetwear items, same for recent cops same for waywt, like streetwear a pretty broud style (it could be someone wearing a cav empt jacket and rick Owens shoes to some guy wearing adidas shorts with compression pants) to say it's literally the worst.

>>11784870
in all seriousness I avoid everything you just described lol
I go to fuccboi general, recent cops, cop or not, the car threads, bag threads, and inspo threads

>>11784880
Fuccboi general is literally streetwear discussion basically.

>>11784884
lol nah it's mostly guys thinking up something and then asking a very convoluted question that requires 10 replies to decipher
like "hey i mostly wear black jeans what kind of sneakers should I buy.....my sk8 his are getting old"

>>11784884
Not saying you cant dislike the style but I just feel its so broud you have to like someone in streetwear style somewhere. Its like saying i dont like prep, like even if i dont there are people who really get that look down and i like their fit.

>>11784890
Out of curiosity what do you like as a style then

>>11784895
high end athletic gear, RC, W+H, Todd Snyder x Champion, Tracksmith, etc
retro sneakers, exclusively Adidas
Ivy but I don't really incorporate it much into my wardrobe, just like the look
milspec (especially bags), but more subtle than what most streetwear brands are willing to offer. White Mountaineering, Meanswhile, Ark Air, and Visvim are basically the only streetwear brands I like
basically everything in Go Out, Peaks, and the other outdoor / heavy duty camper magazines

typical outfit will be ripstop pants from Gramicci, Patagonia, Topo, whatever; heather gray or army green tees, lightweight jacket, retro sneakers or Danners, and I change out my backpacks occasionally just to keep it interesting

Invest in social media tools that can build your followers in a certain niche, yours is fashion so it's very easy.

>>11783761
yh social media presence is important. get people interested and do 'limited runs' of items

>>11783761
>>>/biz/

go elsewhere for business advice

pls post link to ur site m8

>>11783783
try to sponsor some models or something, send them shit, give them like 500$ to advertise your clothes, then the fans will be all over u

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This is really cool. how did you get started OP? What materials does one need?

Show your stuff?

>>11784917
lmao, you're actually retarded

>>11784917
Id have to see it to judge but I respect you have your own style dude

>>11785290
The way I see it milspec and /out/ go together pretty well since higher-end camping gear and outdoor clothes are made to military spec (Outdoor Research and Patagonia have civilian and then military lines, actually so does alpha), the athletic gear w/ retro Adidas is a given cuz that's just a nice look to me. I used to dress like a casual but only a few people ever understood it lol....this is a more palatable alternative and the clothes are comfy as fuck

>>11785490
thanks; I don't post fits cuz I don't want the criticism....I like the way I dress

OP are you going to show some of your stuff or are you gonna be a faggot.

OP Here. Sorry guys I fell asleep it was liek 1am Australian time. In a class at the moment but will show you guys some of the tees when I get out of class.

Sorry for the delay :)

>>11786225
How did you move those first 40 units without any marketing? I have a lot of ideas and the only thing stopping me is lack of market research/target demographic

>>11786316
Basically through my/my friends friend base. Expecting sales to drop until more marketing is done.

>>11786748
tread carefully or you'll get banned lol
just saying

>>11786757
Deleted the post. Didn't realise there was rules against it. What can I share? Just the insta?

Hey op good luck on your brand and i hope it works out, ive opened something not too long ago on a completely different field and its a big struggle but totally worth it, hope it all goes well, keep an open mind but dont let discouraging idiots drag you down.

>>11786768
Thanks man :) Good luck with your venture too! <3

>>11786762
just saying to be careful; don't start threads every day like other people have

>>11786776
Oh, I didn't realise it was a common thing which people were doing. My bad man.

SORRY MODS <3

40 for a tee seems kinda expensive though? that plus shipping might put people off.
Also why open up with only 2 items? isnt it better to open up with a least 5-10 items ?
Im not trying to drag or anything im legit curious.

>>11786779
yeah I doubt anybody will report the thread cuz the topic has merit (just like the bigcartel threads that come up occasionally) but shilling is p annoying

>>11786783
Are you based in Australia or the US?
In Australia, $40 imo is very reasonable considering tees are stores such as General Pants go between $60-80, longsleeves are above $100. Also, we wanted to start small, rather than havign all these different items which would lead to having excess stock, just in case people didn't want them.

>>11786784
Alright - fair enough man, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks :)

>>11786795
But you're talking about a brand thats already established.
Im in Uk, here a low quality shirt will got for 20-30, 40 and above is like uniqlo or higher wich is mid-ish tier.
Are you planing on doing shirts with prints and that it or if it all goes well moving on to different products as well ?

>>11786804
Yeah I understand that, that's why we're selling tees for $40 haha. I think it's a good price and we've had a positive response from people who are happy to pay that price.

We're in the process of designing dad caps as well as other products as Summer approaches :)

Also, keep in mind these prices are in AUD, which means a $40 shirt would be 23 pounds, not sure if you were talking about pounds or AUD :).

>>11786812
>>11786812
ahh ok ok that seems like a reasonable price than.
Well good luck bro hope it all goes well for you.

>>11784152
>Thinking email addresses are case-sensitive

>>11786816
Thanks so much bro :)
So I assume you were talking pounds initially?
And, also, just wondering what you think of the designs?

>>11786834
do you ship to europe? if you do i can shill my town for you if you send me stickers

>>11786834
I mean theres only one design right ? its nice, simple and elegant.
Just dont let it become like Supreme where they staple the name on the middle of anything and call it fashion.

>>11787053
Haven't got any stickers yet man, sorry!

>>11787070
Yep, fair enough. Will keep that in mind - thanks :)

post pics/links

>Listen to me
Listen to me
>Listen to me

You gotta get a core following. Start making shit with subtle /fa/ maymays and maybe even shit from other boards.

See if you can get shipping as cheap as possible and also advertise area's you think your shit would appeal to.

My recommendation? Start making /alt-right/ shit for /pol/ and watch it become your primary income.

Shirts with Pepe, swastika, general /pol/ shit.

Just some friendly advice.

>>11788295
the only reason people on /pol/ are willing to discuss their viewpoints is because they're anonymous
I kinda hope the neonazis /k/ommandos come out to the polls and beat the shit out of the race traitor cuck Trump supporters

insta???

>>11783783
nigger just post a link and it can effays secret clothes shop

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No but seriously thanks for Correcting The Record.

>>11788385
they won't win with the white vote so they've completely changed their stance on race and are collectively getting throat fucked in Cleveland Heights right now

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>trump will lose
lmao both sides are controlled by the jews, if you can't see how they are elaborating trump victory you are retarded or ignorant
>i am donald trump and i am a big fan of israel!

every single fucking thread on this board turns into a political discussion

where the fuck is this instagram link

I'll bookmark your brand, at the moment not looking to buy but I might peruse later when you add more designs.

>>11788455
Instagram: @silent.achievers

>>11788468
shit is way to expensive

Looks good man. I gave you a follow. Only thing I can recommend is send a few samples out to a few of your followers who have more followers and that should get you some more exposure.

>>11788492
Once again, shit is priced in AUD.
So if you're from the US, the $40 tee is $30. Idk if that is still considered 'expensive' to you

>>11789608
Thanks man, already doing that. Got a few people with 10k+ followers who we've given free shit to to get the name out there. :D

>>11789633
$30 for a basic tee ain't good
especially when I don't know the brand or quality

fair enough if people are buying though, good luck

>>11789636
Good to hear. One bit of advice I can give you is follow lots of similar minded pages with a low amount of followers, give it a few days then unfollow any who don't follow back. Then repeat. It's an easy way to bump up followers in a short amount of time without paying.

>>11784833
clothes are fashion
whether it's bad or good fashion
dumbass

>>11783781
>streetwear is not fashion
lmao
You must think streetwear is a synonym of hypebeast wigger/nigger shit clothes.

>>11784086
>>11784089

how does this sticker stuff work? is there a name for what you plan on doing?

no im not a cop

>>11790625
he'll probably just put them on other posters and street signs, someone is gonna be bound to see it and look it up. Send me some I can put some around Austin, you'll get a lot of attention around here

>>11783772
i disagree, own a successful brand without an insta

Shirts look like Proclub shirts for 8 times the price. You got to find a way to differentiate yourself whether its design or quality preferably both.